Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-13

sale OF land. A special train from San
Francisco Will arrive at 1:30 tonight. Gen.
eral P. w. Murphy has been here all day
with company of vaqueros preparing tor
barbecue. The weather is fine, and there
is great enthusiasm over the approaching
sale.
Trotting at the Bay.
SAN FRANo1sco, April 12th.-At the Bay
District track this afternoon, the trot for
a $500 purse between Orphan Girl, Willie
S.. Len Hayden, Allie Whipple and Bit
luminous Rock, was won by Orphan Girl.
Time. 2:341 = 2:374 = 2:354 4-2;394-2:40-
2:431.
The second race between Blaine, Pea
cock. Ed and Johnny Diegel was won by
Peacock. Time, 2:284-2:314 314-2:304-2:31
The match between Mission Boy and
Bede r. was won in three straight heats
by Mission Boy. Time, 2:364-2:39-2:42l.
Unaccouutable Suicide.
SAN Francisco, April 12th-E A. Reed,
| who arrived from China last week on the
steamer City of Peking, was found dead in
bed in his room at the Occidental Hotel
| this morning, with bullet wound in his
mead As all his valuables were found in
| taci, he evidently had committed suicide.
| No cause is known. He was 2S years OF
age, and a native of New York.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 12th.-[Special.]-
Returns received here to 11:30 o'clock to-
night from a majority of the precincts of
the city show that the new charter will be
defeated by large majority.
Fresno Orange Belt.
FRESNO, April 12th.-A sale was con-
| cluded yesterday of the Groves & Phillips
| ranch, $500 acres, on Kings river, twenty
Yfaiiao cacf 0f EracDn for $40 0G0 The
property was purchased by Thomas E.
Hughes & Son, but it is understood will be
| transferred to wealthy San Franciscan,
| who proposes planting large orange and
| lemon orchard.
Captured Cattle Thieves.
| FRESNO, April 12th.-Bell Hall and
| Frank German, cattle thieves, were capt
ured at Raymond, in this county, yester-
! day, by Constable Darwin NJ. Lewis, who
started at once for Fresno with the prison
| ers At Berenda, Hall slipped his hand
| cuffs and got away He was subsequently
Irecaptured by Constable g. NJ. Hensley, of
MADEIRA.
Mystery of the Deep.
| SAN RAFAEL, April 12th.-The body of
man was found on the beach below Bo-
| linas yesterday afternoon, and the remains
were taken charge of to-day by the Cor
oner. No marks on the body were found
10 ascertain the name Of the man.
! GiIroy Awakening.
GILRoY, April 12th.-Handbills and adj
vertisements are out announcing grand
mass meeting of the citizens of Gilroy
| township to take measures to secure for this
section of Santa Clara valley its share of
immigration.
Injured Stage Driver.
YREKA, April 12th.-Stutts troupe ar
rived to-day, except the two, on Siskiyou
| Mountain, who will be able to come here
| on Saturday. The driver OF the stage,
which went over the grade recently, is ex-
pected to die from his injuries.
Increase of Capital.
FRESNO, April 12th-The Farmers Bank
of Fresno, at q meeting of the stockholders
last night, increased its capital stock from
$1,000 to 100000.
High License in Yuba.
MARYsvILLE, April 12th.-Yuba county
will probably declare largely in favor of
high license, as the result OF to-days spe-
cial election.
Weather Indications.
SAN Francisco, April 12th-SP. M.-The
weather indications for the twenty-four
hours commencing at a. NJ, on April
18th, for California, are Scattered showers,
followed by fair weather in the northern
portion Fair weather in the southern
portion.
Rain Reports.
Dispatches received last night by the
REcoRD-UNI showed that rain fell nearly
all day yesterday at ReddiDg Yreka, orland,
Napa, Lodi, San Francisco, Anderson,
Wheatland, Livermore, Chico, Gridley,
Yuba City and other places.